Colorado Avalanche (2-0-0) @ Winnipeg Jets (2-0-1)
5:30 p.m. MDT | Canada Life Centre | Watch: Altitude, Altitude+ | Listen: Altitude Sports Radio (92.5 FM), Altitude Sports Radio App
The Avalanche heads to Canada for its first road trip of the season that begins with a game against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. This is the first of four matchups between the Central Division foes, as they’ll meet in Colorado on February 25th, in Winnipeg on March 25th and in Denver on March 27th.
Latest Result (COL): STL 1, COL 6
Latest Result (WPG): WPG 3, PIT 2
Weekend Win
The Avalanche defeated the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Saturday at Ball Arena. Martin Necas scored twice while Cale Makar, Josh Manson, Artturi Lehkonen and Nicolas Roy each added a tally for Colorado. Additionally, Nathan MacKinnon posted three assists, and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced in net. Makar opened the scoring 4:09 into the game with his first goal of the season via a shot from the right doorstep set up by Necas’ backhand feed. At 13:12 of the opening frame, Necas doubled Colorado’s lead with his first goal of the season via a left-circle wrist shot set up by MacKinnon after Lehkonen’s interception began the offensive sequence.
Manson gave the Avs a 3-0 lead with his first goal of the season via a one-timer from the point at 5:38 of the second period. Colorado took a 4-0 lead at 11:40 of the second period when Lehkonen tallied his third goal of the season when he batted down Blues goalie Jordan Binnington’s pass out of midair and scored from the slot. At 18:02 of the middle frame, Roy gave the Avalanche a 5-0 lead with his second goal of the season via a quick shot from the left circle set up by Parker Kelly’s backhand pass. Necas scored his second goal of the game at 18:25 of the middle frame to give Colorado a 6-0 lead with a backhand shot from the doorstep into a half-open net after Gabriel Landeskog intercepted the puck below the goal line with Binnington behind the goal and found Necas. At 2:34 of the third period, Dalibor Dvorsky put the Blues on the board with a backhand shot from the right doorstep.
Leading the Way
Nate the Great
MacKinnon leads the Avalanche in points (5), ranks tied for first in assists (3) and tied for second in goals (2).
All Hail Cale
Among Avalanche defensemen, Makar is tied for first in goals (1), assists (2) and points (3).
Good Stick, Lehky
Lehkonen is tied for sixth in the NHL in goals (3).
Series History
In 71 previous regular-season games against the Jets franchise, the Avalanche has a record of 34-29-1-7. The teams have met once in the playoffs, with the Avalanche defeating the Jets in five games in Round One of 2024.
Two Points in Pittsburgh
The Jets defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. The Penguins opened the scoring at 9:27 of the second period courtesy of a goal from Ben Kindel. Winnipeg responded and took a 2-1 third-period lead after goals from Alex Iafallo at 4:43 and Adam Lowry at 7:08. Later in the frame, Pittsburgh’s Declan Carlile tied the game with a goal at 8:53 before Winnipeg’s Cole Perfetti gave the Jets a 3-2 lead at 9:02. In net for Winnipeg, Clay Stevenson stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced.
Finding the Net Against the Jets
MacKinnon has posted 44 points (18g/26a) in 47 regular-season games against the Jets, in addition to nine points (2g/7a) in five playoff contests.
Makar has registered 10 points (2g/8a) in 18 regular-season contests against Winnipeg along with nine points (2g/7a) in five playoff games.
Gabriel Landeskog has recorded 29 points (15g/14a) in 35 regular-season games against the Jets.
Making Plays in Manitoba
Perfetti is tied for first on the Jets in points (5) and assists (3) while ranking second in goals (2).
Kyle Connor leads the Jets in goals (3) while ranking tied for first in points (5) and tied for third in assists (2).
Josh Morrissey is tied for first on the Jets in assists (3) and tied for third in points (3).
A Numbers Game
14
The Avalanche’s 14 goals through its first two games of the season tied a franchise record with the 1992-93 Quebec Nordiques.
29
Colorado’s 29 road victories in 2025-26 led the NHL.
5.00
The Avalanche is posting a league-best 5.00 goals per game at five-on-five.
Quote That Left a Mark
"I can't think of one thing that we talked about after last game and went through that we didn't implement in our game and improve on. We were 100 times better off the rush. We were closing plays out quickly in the [defensive] zone and hanging around [and] not swinging away. The habits were good. We were getting in and out of the zone. We were still dangerous off the rush. Our [defensemen] were helping. Our rush coverage was so much better...The things that we liked out of the first game, they were multiplied in this one. And the things that we didn't like were so much better."
-- Jared Bednar on how the Avalanche improved upon its performance in the first game of the season
